Timelesz Kikuchi Fuma, a high school girl and an older handsome man's first love is in agony! "It's already a kiss!"

■ “It felt like I was witnessing the moment someone falls in love” (Timelesz Kikuchi Fuma)

The first episode of ABEMA’s latest original romance reality show, “I won’t be fooled by you and the wolf,” was broadcast on the ABEMA SPECIAL2 channel from 9:00 p.m. on August 11th.

The show features a lineup of the hottest high school girls in the industry, including Misaki Irie, an exclusive model for Seventeen who was selected as Miss Seventeen 2020 and has been active on TV and the runway; Maho Horiguchi, an actress who is a high school student and a candidate for the next generation to break out, and assistant MC for the soccer J-League team Yokohama FC; and An Yamamoto, an exclusive model for Popteen who has also gained popularity as a gravure idol and actress, having been selected as one of Miss Magazine 2024’s Best 16. At the beginning of the first episode, the five female participants met the eight male participants for the first time.

It was also revealed that among the male members looking for true love, three out of eight are “lying wolves” who pretend to be in love, and that an “elimination vote” will be held a total of three times during the broadcast period, in which the male member most suspected of being a “wolf” by viewers will be eliminated during the program.

In addition, each female member was given a “lucky charm card” on which they could write the name of one man they didn’t want to be eliminated. It was also announced that any male member whose name was written on the “lucky charm card” would be exempt from elimination, even if he was voted first by viewers.

■ The handsome influencer’s natural remarks: “He’s on the same level as (Travis Japan’s) Genta Matsuda” (Kikuchi)
A bowling tournament was held among eight male members, with the right to have lunch alone with a female member that the male members are interested in. The winner, actor Uemura Sota (hereafter referred to as So), chose Yamamoto An (hereafter referred to as Ankoro), an exclusive model for Popteen, as his lunch partner. At the important moment of their first lunch alone, So was so nervous that he confused Ankoro. During the lunch, Ankoro confessed that she was interested in him, saying, “I mentioned my first impression. Souta-kun,” and “I said it in front of the camera,” and it turned out that they were in love at first sight. So expressed her joy by saying, “Thank you. I’m happy,” but immediately after that she asked, “Was there anyone you like?” After a short pause, Ankoro replied, “Yes. There are two. One of them is Souta-kun.” When So replied, “Really. I’m happy,” Ankoro burst out laughing, saying, “We talked about this earlier…”

In an interview after lunch, Ankoro candidly answered about his impression of Sou, saying, “I couldn’t help thinking he wasn’t listening to what I was saying,” and “He’s a bit airheaded.” Kikuchi Fuma, who co-starred with Sou on another program, wholeheartedly agreed with the impression Ankoro gave, revealing, “Sou-kun is airheaded, on the same level as Matsuda Genta (of Travis Japan),” surprising Yokozawa Natsuko and Maruyama Rei, who were watching the two in the studio.

■Love Kikuchi Fuma is in agony over the first love between a high school girl and an older handsome man!
In the dinner scene at the end of the first episode, actor Yoshikawa Kota (hereafter referred to as Kota) invites Seventeen exclusive model Irie Misaki (hereafter referred to as Mii) to pose for a photo together.

When Kota was alone with Mii, he said, “I definitely wanted to talk to you two. I’m most interested in Misaki. But I don’t have much time,” explaining that he missed the chance to ask her out despite being interested. Mii then said, “Come on, please ask me out sooner,” with a look of mixed joy and relief on her face. Mii, who said that the last time she had a crush on someone was in elementary school, revealed her confusion, saying, “Even if I find someone I’m interested in, I don’t know how to approach them,” but then directly confessed her feelings, saying, “But right now… the person I like the most is Kota-kun.” Kota smiled and said, “When you say it so directly, I’m happy,” and conveyed his feelings, saying, “I’m the same. The person I’m most interested in is Misaki (Mii).”

As the two of them engaged in sweet conversation, Kikuchi commented, “It’s almost a kiss!”, to which Maruyama agreed, “From now on, it’s all about kissing!” Furthermore, the women in the studio were also excited when Kota called Misaki “Misaki” instead of “Mii”. Kikuchi, who is taking on the challenge of being the MC of a romance reality show for the first time, commented, “It felt like I saw the moment when someone falls in love,” and excited the studio.

The first episode, which has received a great response from viewers, is currently being distributed for free on ABEMA. In addition, the announcement of the first elimination will be broadcast live on the second episode, August 18th at 9pm. Have fun guessing who the three “lying wolves” are out of the eight male members.

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